Dan Shak raised under the gun and called when Dustin Dirksen three-bet from the big blind. After a bet and a call on the 7♣6♥K♦ flop, Shak put in his last chips on the 3♠ turn, being all-in for 34,000 in total.
Dan Shak: A♦6♦3♦2♣
Dustin Dirksen: A♥A♣9♠4♠
Shak had the better hand for both pots, and he improved his high hand to a full house on the 3♥ river to secure the scoop.
Four players went to a flop of 8♣3♦10♥ where Ofir Mor bet from the big blind. Jiayi Yao called in the cutoff, as did Terrance Reid in the small blind.
Mor bet again on the 9♥ turn, and both opponents called. All three players checked down the 9♠ river, and Reid showed Q♠10♠6♣5♣ for two pair to win the pot.
Thomas Taylor raised in the cutoff, and Maksim Pisarenko defended his big blind. Taylor went for a continuation-bet on the 9♣4♥Q♣ flop, which Pisarenko check-raised. Taylor tossed in a third bet, and Pisarenko called.
Pisarenko then checked the 4♦ turn over again, and faced a bet by Taylor. However, Pisarenko raised again, receiving a fold for his efforts to take the pot.
An elite field of seasoned pros and past World Series of Poker bracelet winners will assemble inside the Paris Las Vegas ballroom when Day 2 of Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship begins at 1 p.m. local time.
Of the 78 players returning for Day 2, 38 have already earned a piece of WSOP gold jewelry. They include chip leader James Chen, who sits atop the leaderboard with 359,000 at the start of the day. He’s followed by Qinghai Pan (342,000), James Obst (332,000), Robert Mizrachi (330,000), and Dylan Lambe (318,000).
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Bets
1
James Chen
United States
359,000
45
2
Qinghai Pan
United States
342,000
43
3
James Obst
Australia
332,000
42
4
Robert Mizrachi
United States
330,000
41
5
Dylan Lambe
United States
318,000
40
6
Nicolas Milgrom
France
265,000
33
7
Jason Daly
United States
252,000
32
8
Yong Wang
China
239,000
30
9
Yehuda Buchalter
United States
223,000
28
10
Maksim Pisarenko
Russian Federation
212,000
27
Jason Daly won his third WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo event just two days ago, and he has a chance to do it all over again as he enters with a big stack of 252,000. Others near the top of the leaderboard include Maksim Pisarenko (212,000), Scott Clements (212,000), Todd Brunson (182,000), Josh Arieh (164,000), Christopher Vitch (159,000), and Ryan Miller (154,000). Further down the chip counts are Mike Matusow (126,000), Jennifer Harman (112,000), defending champion Ryan Bambrick (107,000), Brian Rast (100,000), Gus Hansen (75,000), Philip Sternheimer (50,000), and Jeff Madsen (31,000).
A total of 162 players have already entered the event, but that number should grow today. Late registration remains open for the first level of Day 2. The action picks up on Level 11 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and limits of 4,000/8,000. Levels will be 60 minutes, with a break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 15. The plan is to play 10 levels today.
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